Fourteen years of providing professional surveys for leading ecological consultancies across the UK

Portfolio

Provision of surveyors and survey leaders for three years on Hornsea Zone; one of the largest offshore wind developments in Europe, recording sea mammals and seabirds to ESAS standards and methodologies for FugroEMU Ltd.

Provision of surveyors and survey leaders for many other Round 1 & Round 2 offshore windfarm sites in UK waters. Collectively worked on over 30 sites to date with thousands of hours of survey time.

Provided surveyors on the IBTS Fisheries Research Vessels as seabird and marine mammal observers in UK and European waters.

Conducted bird surveys for research work into tidal turbine sites off Orkney and West Wales.

We have provided onshore bird surveys for over 60 onshore potential windfarm and other development sites across the UK. This includes three nuclear power station projects as well as shipping ports, motorways, rail and other major developments across the UK.

Regularly providing on-the-ground support for bat surveys and mitigation in Wales and England.

In 2016 we undertook intensive ornithology surveys on the M4 extension corridor around Newport, South Wales including breeding bird and Cetti warbler surveys for RPS.

Previously undertook bat surveys on a suite of sites in South Wales using assorted transects and static monitoring methods.

Work as part of the HiDef/Bioconsult identification team examining aerial footage of offshore sites.

Undertook Honey Buzzard surveys for post-construction ornithology work in South Wales.

Pre-construction raptor and black grouse lek surveys for a wind farm in North Wales.

In 2017 we were active in Scotland carrying out post-construction ornithology surveys on Strathy North windfarm in the highlands.

Also in Scotland, we were monitoring bird, butterfly and vegetation on three estates for ECUS under the Farm Payments Scheme in Caithness and Sutherland.

In 2017 we concluded baseline work on seabirds in Morecambe Bay for an undersea cabling route.

Current Projects

Currently undertaking bird surveys on potential windfarm sites in Wales

“Over the past five years, I have regularly commissioned Stuart and his team to undertake terrestrial bird surveys for proposed wind farm sites across the UK. Their field survey work and data provision has always been accurate and of a high standard, providing me with assurance when preparing impact assessments and developing robust mitigation strategies at these sites.”